MUCO v. BOARD OF EDUC. OF THE CITY OF N.Y.

Index No. 20375/19E. Appeal No. 15583. Case No. 2021-03318.

203 A.D.3d 610 (2022)

162 N.Y.S.3d 736

2022 NY Slip Op 02070

Ladi Muco, Respondent, v. Board of Education of the City of New York et al., Appellants.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided March 24, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, New York ( James M. Strauss , of counsel), for appellants.

Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco LLP, New York ( Brian J. Isaac , of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Kern, J.P., Moulton, Rodriguez, Pitt, Higgitt, JJ.


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